Enrollment
227
Combined
STATE 550
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APRENDER TUCSON (79426)·NCES 040031802203
Southside Community School
2701 S CAMPBELL AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85713 · (520) 623-7102 · Pima County
GRADES KG–09COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Arizona public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 58% smaller than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +17.0pp since 2017
Math
17.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -14.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 21.0% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 31.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Southside Community School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #12 of 14 ▲ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #12 of 14 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #15 of 36 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #5 of 17 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #13 of 17 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #9 of 10 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
227
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 282
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 227 | 17 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 226 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 208 | N/A | N/A | 89% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | N/A | N/A | 83% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | N/A | N/A | 90% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | N/A | N/A | 98% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | N/A | N/A | 96% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Community School.
About Southside Community School
Students in TUCSON, Arizona, attend Southside Community School, a small combined-grade school. The student body numbers 227 students, from kindergarten through 9. An average school in this group (combined schools in Arizona) has about 550 students.
Federal records list Aprender Tucson (79426) as the district for Southside Community School.
At Southside Community School, Hispanic students make up 95% of the student body. Smaller groups are 3% Native American. County-wide, 36% of Pima County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Southside Community School comes in at 9%.
The school employs the equivalent of 17 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.3:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Arizona is 21.4:1, higher than at this school.
The allk12 Grade for Southside Community School is C-. Compared with Arizona public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Pima County census figures show that median household income is about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Southside Community School is among the 398 public schools in Pima County.
Nearest public school: Youth Works Charter High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Southside Community School as City: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment was 237 in 2020-21 and 227 in 2024-25, a decrease of 10 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- Youth Works Charter High School0.1 mi · 28
- Cavett Elementary School0.2 mi · 227
- Pueblo Gardens Elementary0.4 mi · 353
- Utterback Middle School0.5 mi · 270
- Holladay Intermediate Magnet School0.7 mi · 186
- Pima County JTED - Bridges Evening Program1.1 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Southside Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southside Community School?
Southside Community School enrolls approximately 227 students in grades KG-09.
Is Southside Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southside Community School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-09.
How many teachers does Southside Community School have?
Southside Community School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Southside Community School?
Student demographics at Southside Community School are roughly 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Southside Community School in?
Southside Community School is part of Aprender Tucson (79426).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.